Technical support for international student tests

Contract notice (2021-10-28)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Educational Research Centre
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: DCU, St Patricks Campus
Postal town: Dublin 9
Postal code: Drumcondra
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Ross McCarthy
Phone: +353 18373789 📞
E-mail: ross@keystonepg.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.erc.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1014 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=200863&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=200863&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Technical support for international student tests ERC202110282
Products/services: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 📦
Short description:
“The tender relates to technical support for the set-up and operation of student tests on comparative tests like TIMMS, PIRLS, PISA etc. over the 2022-26 period.”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 740 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Dublin City, South Dublin, Kildare
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Technical support services 📦
Additional products/services: System and support services 📦
Additional products/services: Helpdesk and support services 📦
Additional products/services: Systems support services 📦
Additional products/services: Software support services 📦
Additional products/services: Computer support services 📦
Additional products/services: Technical computer support services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Main site or place of performance: All around Ireland
Description of the procurement: Please see e-tenders for additional detail at the link provided
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 740 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 12
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅
Description
Description of renewals: Up to 3 renewals of 12 months

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Dublin Fingal, Louth, Offaly, Westmeath & Meath
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement: See tender documents
Description of renewals: up to 3 * 12 months

3️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown, Wicklow, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
Description
Description of renewals: Up to 3 by 12 months

4️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Cork City & County, Kerry, Waterford City & County
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Description
Description of renewals: Up to 3 * 12 months

5️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Clare, Tipperary, Galway City & County, Limerick City & County
Title
Lot Identification Number: 5

6️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Donegal, Leitrim, Mayo, Cavan, Longford, Monaghan, Roscommon & Sligo
Title
Lot Identification Number: 6

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: See tender documents
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: See tender documents
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 6
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-11-29 13:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-11-29 13:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Dublin

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 0
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: High Court per above
Source: OJS 2021/S 212-559426 (2021-10-28)